biography
| name: |
Wendi
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also spelled Wen-ti
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pronunciation:
[wendee]
| sex:
| male
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| born:
| 210 BC
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| died:
| 157 BC |
| biography:
| Han dynasty Chinese emperor and Confucian scholar, who consolidated his father Gaozu's achievements, including initiating the system of written civil service examinations (165 BC). Economic advance, administrative reform, and freedom from internal warfare laid the foundation for the later achievements of Wudi. |
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